The End Hunger Fast campaign launched publicly on 20th February 2014 with a letter signed by 27 bishops condemning the government’s welfare reforms as more and more people are turning to food banks to feed themselves and their families. The letter made front pages and sparked national debate about the surge in food banks in […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Wednesday 16th April national papers reported the staggering truth that 1 million people in the UK received emergency food parcels in the last year. Throughout lent we’ve been fasting and praying in response to the shocking and terrible rise in hunger, yesterday we responded with action. Keith Hebden marked the end of his 40 […]
CONTINUE READING47 bishops and over 600 non-conformist leaders and clergy from across all the major Christian denominations in Britain have co-signed a new letter calling for urgent Government action on food poverty [1]. The letter, in support of the End Hunger Fast campaign, marks the biggest ever Christian intervention on UK food poverty in modern times […]
CONTINUE READINGThe below letter was published in The Guardian as today, 16th April, a terrible new milestone was passed in food poverty. Statistics from the Trussell Trust, added to those from several studies of independent food banks, suggest one million food parcels were handed out over the last year as the safety net for the poor […]
CONTINUE READINGWhat a reaction to the April 4th day of fasting. Thousands of us made a real stand against UK hunger, fasting for 24 hours and praying and reflecting on the hunger all around us. But our work is not done yet. As End Hunger Fast’s Lent and Easter of action draws to a close we […]
CONTINUE READINGSocial Media Joins in National Day of Fast April 4th marked a national day of Fast for people around the country. It was an amazing show of solidarity with those affected by food poverty, as over 2,000 people nationwide signed up to get involved. And across the web, messages of support for our fasters poured […]
CONTINUE READINGComments taken from interview with Truro Food Bank Chair of Management Committee, Malcolm Henderson The Truro Food Bank on any given Thursday can be found operating at the back of Truro Methodist Church in the heart of Cornwall’s only city. The small room that houses the project is bright, inviting and filled by much warmth […]
CONTINUE READINGPart of the Trussell Trust Network of Foodbanks, West Cheshire Foodbank has only been open since November 2012 and we’ve already given out enough food to feed over 5000 people for three days, a third of whom were children. Emergency Food Provision at West Cheshire Foodbank Nov 12 to Jan 14 People visit us for […]
CONTINUE READINGIt’s been a busy week for the End Hunger Fast campaign, with our official launch on Ash Wednesday and heaps of activity across the country. Here’s what we got up to last week to End Hunger Fast. Ash Wednesday As Trussell Trust released new data revealing the true extent of food bank use across the […]
CONTINUE READINGIn March 2013 two things conspired to make the PCC of St Edmund’s Church act on behalf of the hungry. Firstly a report from Leeds University revealed that on any night in the city 35000 people were hungry. This report was an objective fact finding tool, not driven by any political agenda or religious fervour, […]
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